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Yellow-Billed Duck

Anas undulata

Photo by Jared Hersch
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Field Notes

Description:

These are Mallard-sized mainly grey ducks with a darker head and bright yellow bill. The wings are whitish below, and from above show a white-bordered green speculum

Habitat:

Lake area

Notes:

The Yellow-billed Duck is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies. The southern nominate subspecies is declining due to competition and hybridization with feral Mallards

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